HOW TO WRITE THE BLUES

Well sit back and listenGonna teach you how to write the bluesWell sit back and listenGonna teach you how to write the bluesAnd before this song is over You can write a blues song too

The first line of the blues,you gotta sing a second timeThe first line of the blues,you gotta sing a second timeAnd the third line doesn’t matterBut the fourth one’s gotta rhymeThen you throw in some words like mojojuke joint and johnny cocker rootThen you throw in some words like mojojuke joint and johnny cocker rootBlack Cat Bone, Woke up this morningGypsy woman and Hoochie Coochie Too

Then the band stops on the one note,They stop once againAnd after the third time, they all come in againThen you say the name of the songLike.. “This is How To Write the Blues”And it helps if you’re in prisonor if your baby left your for somebody newAnd then you get to the last verseYou tell the band to take you homeAnd then you get to the last verseYou tell the band to take you homeAnd then the band stops playinAnd you sing the last line all alone